Difference between revisions of "Shadow Secretary of State for the Family"
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| + | |description=Short-lived position in the British [[Shadow Cabinet]], held by only one person, [[Theresa May]]. | ||
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| + | The '''Shadow Secretary of State for the Family''' was a short-lived position in the British [[Shadow Cabinet]]. It was created in 2004 by then [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] leader, and [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)|Leader of the Opposition]], [[Michael Howard]]. It was an unusual Shadow Cabinet role in that it did not shadow a specific department or [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State]], rather it shadowed various responsibilities of other departments such as the [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Department for Education and Skills]]. | ||
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| + | The role was held by only one person, [[Theresa May]], who for much of her tenure held it in conjunction with the job of [[Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jun/14/conservatives.uk</ref> | ||
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| + | The position was abolished by [[David Cameron]] when he was [[2005 Conservative Party leadership election|elected]] Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition on 6 December 2005. | ||
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 Shadow Secretary of State for the Family  (UK Shadow Cabinet) | |
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| Start | 15 June 2004 |
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| Short-lived position in the British Shadow Cabinet, held by only one person, Theresa May. | |
The Shadow Secretary of State for the Family was a short-lived position in the British Shadow Cabinet. It was created in 2004 by then Conservative Party leader, and Leader of the Opposition, Michael Howard. It was an unusual Shadow Cabinet role in that it did not shadow a specific department or Secretary of State, rather it shadowed various responsibilities of other departments such as the Department for Education and Skills.
The role was held by only one person, Theresa May, who for much of her tenure held it in conjunction with the job of Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.[1]
The position was abolished by David Cameron when he was elected Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition on 6 December 2005.
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| Name | From | To |
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| Theresa May | 15 June 2004 | 8 December 2005 |
